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HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Housing Sign-Ups: Questions to Consider

With the fall semester coming to a close, sign-ups for 2019-2020 housing are rapidly approaching. While your student has some time off for the winter holiday, now is the perfect time talk with them about their housing plans for next year. It may seem far away, but the semester will be well underway when the application opens on January 28. To help facilitate this conversation, we've provided you a list of questions to consider:
  1. Have you thought about where you are going to live next year: on campus or off campus?
  2. Any idea who you want to live with next year or are you thinking about trying to get a single room?
  3. If you’re planning on living with a roommate(s), did you know that your priority is higher if you fill a whole apartment or suite?
  4. Did you see that to live in the University Village apartments you have to have completed 60 or more academic credits to move-in?
  5. Are you interested in living in Gender-Inclusive Housing with your friends?
  6. Did you know that by staying on campus for the 2019-2020 academic year that your priority will be higher for the new Lakeside Village that opens in August 2020?
More detailed information will be available when students return to campus in January, and parents/families will also be receiving information at home about deadlines and the overall process as well.  The application portion of the process will begin on January 28.  For all the latest updates, encourage your student to monitor their University e-mail address and to visit HRL's website.

 

Important Dates

 

ACADEMIC CONNECTION

ACADEMIC BULLETIN

Course Repeat Rules

There may come a point in your student’s academic career at the university in which they may need to consider repeating a course. This will likely come after a student's performance in a class does not meet the academic performance standards set by the university.

To assist in this consideration and conversation, the Academic Bulletin for the year your student entered is an important reference.  As the policy states, “a student may repeat a course, but the repetition will not eliminate the previous grade from the record. A course may be repeated only once unless written authorization is provided by the chair of the department in which the course is offered or, in the case of an un-departmentalized school, by the dean.”

For more information on repeating a course, you and your student may visit the Academic Bulletin – Course Information, and click on the “Repeat Rules” subsection.

 

FROM DR. WHITELY'S DESK

VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

This time of year naturally leads to reflection on accomplishments, challenges, and failures but brings time of hope and rejuvenation. Each spring semester I teach a senior reflection seminar where students have the opportunity to reflect on their time at the university. Most, if not all of the students, have noted times they have experienced failure, academically or socially, and have grown significantly from the experience. Nate Kreuter’s article The Freedom to Fail captures a faculty member's view on failure and how important it can be.

As a parent, I know this is one of the most difficult things to witness your child to experience but is critical to their learning. Your continued support to help them learn from these experience continues to make all the difference. At the University of Miami, we believe that we are partners with your student and please reach out if we can help in anyway.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!

Dr. Patricia A. Whitely has been the Vice President for Students Affairs since 1997 and is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Whitely is responsible for oversight of residential life, leadership development, service learning, orientation, student organizations, student activities, student facilities, student counseling and student health centers, Greek life, and the dean of students office.

 

HEALTH & WELLNESS

DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE

Honor Code

With your student’s finals beginning in two days, it signifies the semester is coming to an end. As these final exams, projects, and papers begin to stack up, they may be worth a significant percentage of their semester grade. The pressure and stress upon a student to perform well is ever-present during this time.

It is important that students take the time to study and prepare, while also familiarizing yourself and your student with the Undergraduate Honor Code. This code covers cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and academic dishonesty. Its intent is to ensure a fair and ethical academic pursuit not just during finals, but all throughout their time as a student.

 

HELPFUL HOW-TO GUIDES

Proxy Account Guide


How to Pay Your Bill


How students make an appointment with Student Health Service


How students make an appointment at the Counseling Center


 

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